Somebody I Used to Know by Wendy Mitchell (Omnibus)
A dementia diagnosis at just 58 saw Wendy Mitchell face up to a disease threatening to steal all hope. Read by Tessa Gallagher.
Wendy Mitchell was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at the age of 58 .
But after a 20-year NHS career based in York, this single mother of two adult daughters was not going to just give in.
This is her account, written with Anna Wharton, of how she determined to try and outsmart the challenges served up by the dementia on a daily basis.
Every tiny victory was hard won.
Every day is faced with courage and resourcefulness.
Four years on from the diagnosis, she still lives independently, spends more time than ever travelling throughout the UK to give talks, and continues to do whatever she can to change a society that views dementia as a death sentence.
Her driving force is a compulsion to live in the moment, never knowing which version of herself - somebody she used to know - might greet her when she wakes each morning.
Written by Wendy Mitchell and Anna Wharton.
Omnibus of five parts abridged by Amanda Hargreaves
Read by Tessa Gallagher.
Producer: Lizzie Davies
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2018.
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- Sun 11 Feb 201809:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 11 Feb 201820:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 22 May 202213:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 23 May 202201:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
